Senior Qa Lead

Shell Infotech; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shell Infotech in Bangalore is urgently seeking a hands-on Senior QA / QA Lead to define test architecture, drive automation, and lead end-to-end quality validation for a security-focused, agent-based enterprise platform.

The role covers multi-platform endpoint testing (Windows, Linux, macOS), large-scale deployments, REST APIs, UI, and cloud components, with strong emphasis on CI/CD gates and RCA. On-site, Electronic City Phase 2.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years of hands-on software quality engineering experience, including QA leadership, test planning, and owning end-to-end quality strategy.
• Proven background in endpoint security products (EDR, XDR, Antivirus, Host-based DLP, or OS agent-based software architectures).
• Deep hands-on experience validating client/agent software across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
• Experience designing and executing canary and scale deployments involving 200–500+ endpoints/clients.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs, backend microservices, and multi-tenant SaaS architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own test strategy, quality metrics, risk management, and test architecture across client-agent and cloud layers.
• Drive automation-first testing across functional, integration, API, system, regression, and performance suites.
• Plan and execute tests for agent installation, silent deployment, upgrades, rollbacks, uninstallation, policy enforcement, and tamper resistance.
• Oversee staging environments, stress testing, and canary rollouts across diverse OS distributions.
• Collaborate with Core Engineering, Security, Product Management, and DevOps to ensure testability and smooth releases.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote QA best practices.

Skills

QA Leadership

Automation

Cross-Platform Testing

REST APIs

CI/CD

Python/Java

Education

B.Tech

B.Sc

BCA

M.Tech

MCA

M.Sc

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Hi Everyone,

Hope youre doing well!

We have an urgent opening for a Senior QA / QA Lead of our esteemed clients.
Client Location: Bangalore(2Days Work From Office)
Employment Type: Fulltime
Experience Required: 5 – 8Years
Education: B.Tech,B.Sc,BCA,M.Tech,MCA,M.Sc

Job Description-

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Senior QA / QA Lead to define the test architecture, drive automation frameworks, and lead end-to-end quality validation for our security-focused, agent-based enterprise platform. The role focuses on large-scale endpoint agent testing across cross-platform OS environments, multi-tenant backend architectures, and production release gating.

Mandatory Requirements

• Core Experience: Minimum 5+ years of hands-on software quality engineering experience, including QA leadership, test planning, and owning end-to-end quality strategy.
• Domain Experience: Proven background in endpoint security products (EDR, XDR, Antivirus, Host-based DLP, or OS agent-based software architectures).
• Multi-Platform Agent Testing: Deep hands-on experience validating client/agent software across Windows, Linux, and macOS environments.
• Large-Scale Endpoint Testing: Practical experience designing and executing canary and scale deployments involving 200–500+ endpoints/clients.
• Full-Stack Validation: Demonstrated testing across the full product lifecycle:
  • Agent-server communication & protocols
  • REST APIs & backend microservices
  • Web/UI applications
  • Multi-tenant distributed SaaS systems
• Test Automation Frameworks: Hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable automation frameworks using Python, Java, or similar scripting languages.
• Release & CI/CD Governance: Proven track record of defining entry/exit criteria, release quality gates, automated CI/CD pipeline integration, and defect root-cause analysis (RCA).
• Work Arrangement: Availability to work full-time on-site from the Bangalore office (Electronic City Phase 2).

Key Responsibilities

• Strategy & Architecture: Own test strategy, quality metrics, risk management, and test architecture across client-agent and cloud layers.
• Execution & Automation: Drive an automation-first testing approach across functional, integration, API, system, regression, and performance suites.
• Agent Lifecycle Validation: Plan and execute tests for agent installation, silent deployment, upgrades, rollbacks, uninstallation, policy enforcement, and tamper resistance.
• Scale & Reliability: Oversee staging environments, stress testing, and canary rollouts across diverse OS distributions.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Core Engineering, Security, Product Management, and DevOps to ensure testability, observability, and smooth production releases.
• Mentorship: Guide junior engineers and institute QA best practices across the team.

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

• Familiarity with containerized microservices (Docker, Kubernetes) and cloud providers (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Exposure to non-functional testing: performance, resource benchmarking (CPU, RAM, disk I/O on agent endpoints), and resilience.
• Understanding of core security concepts (MITRE ATT&CK framework, malware behavior, vulnerability validation).